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Bacon is overrated (yiffit.net)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't care for bacon, it doesn't have much flavor and is often just used for salt, or fat. I leave it out of almost all recipes that call for it and haven't missed it yet.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Agreed, but for a slightly different reason. It's the curing process that is the star. There's beef bacon. Tofu bacon.

When I want something pickled it doesn't always have to be a cucumber. Picked jalapeno is great. Jardiniere is fucking delicious.

I'm saying curing makes things salty and crispy, which is awesome when you want it. Just wish it wasn't always pork.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

We had a local butcher once. I miss them. Turkey bacon, deer jerky...

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't know I've had anything other than American "grocery store" bacon. I've never found bacon to have much flavor once its cooked until crispy. It tastes like salted nothing. I make a carbonara that has pancetta in it, but other than the texture, even then, I'm not sure how much that adds to that dish with all the other things in it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I feel that once bacon is crispy it's ruined, I prefer it still bendy/chewy. Nothing beats a good BLT.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

It's a fine line. It should be stiff enough that you can pick it up with a slight bend, but once it is crunchy then it's just a big bacon bit.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think an .LT on good bread with a good tomato is just as good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

~~If I agreed I could go vegetarian~~ well, that's a lie. Steak and chicken exist.